Food & Wine Pairing Essentials

Food and Wine Pairings
Presented by: Jane Garvey

Rules abound for "do's and do not's" of pairing wines with food. Rules!? And people are following them and guess what...getting nowhere! While we don't want to make food-and-wine pairings complicated, we think it's important to understand a few basics about how to make your meals more wine friendly. And choose wines that are more food friendly. You'll learn about balance, how to use contrast and similarity between flavors and wines to advantage, and when and how to use sweet wines. Join us for an adventure in pairing foods and wines, and bring your questions.

Egg Noodles & Truffles

Indian Food

Thai Food

Paella

Jane will take you from the reception aperitif, to salads, soups, appetizers, main courses, cheese courses, and finally dessert. Do you know which wines will work with some of the dishes shown here?
Left to Right, Top to Bottom. Home-made egg noodles with shaved truffles and parmesan cheese: a red wine works great. Indian food: Gewurtztraminer absorbs some spice heat. Thai food: Chenin Blanc cools your hot palate. Paella: Gallons of cool rose! Sushi: Pinot Noir from New Zealand. Pizza: depends on the type of "za". Rack of Lamb: Grenache & Syrah. Roasted Chicken: Lots of red, white & rose choices.

In this class:

- Taste some pairings with wine (yes food AND wine will be consumed!)
- Leave the "rules" at home and reinvent your way of approaching this subject
- Learn from an expert how to reduce issues on everyday pairings, and for the more advanced attendee, HOW TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE!

Wednesday, October 24th
7pm @ The Wine Room

$49	Course Not Active

Sushi

Pizza

Rack of Lamb

Roasted Chicken